Frederick's new Thunder Valley school to open with eighth grade

LONGMONT -- Thunder Valley K-8, which will open in Frederick in the fall, will open with an eighth-grade class, the St. Vrain Valley School District announced Wednesday.

District administrators surveyed families of next year's eighth-graders to see if they wanted to attend the new school or continue at Coal Ridge Middle School. About half of the 85 families indicated they would attend the new school, according to assistant superintendent Amy Weed.

For 2013-14, the district will provide busing for students in the Thunder Valley attendance area who want to attend Coal Ridge.

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